1998 South American Games

The VI South American Games (Spanish: Juegos Sudamericanos; Portuguese: Jogos Sul-Americanos) were a multi-sport event held in 1998 in Cuenca, Azuay, Ecuador, with some events in Azogues (futsal), Gualaceo (boxing), Guayaquil (bowling, canoeing, sailing, triathlon), Paute (wrestling), and Quito (fencing). The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organization (ODESUR). An appraisal of the games and detailed medal lists were published elsewhere, emphasizing the results of the Argentinian teams.

The games were officially opened by Ecuadorian vice-president Gustavo Noboa. Torch lighter at the Estadio Alejandro Serrano Aguilar was Olympic gold medalist, racewalker Jefferson Pérez. In honour of the peace treaty between Ecuador and Peru soon to be signed on October 26, 1998, officially ending the recent Cenepa War, the athlete's oath was sworn jointly by Ecuadorian cyclist Francisco Encalada and Peruvian table tennis player Eliana González.

The games were initially scheduled for May 1998, but were postponed mainly because of severe flooding caused by the El Niño climate phenomenon which resulted in more than 300 deaths. For the first time, Guyana participated at the games. However, the Netherlands Antilles were not present, reducing the number of participating countries to 14, as in the year 1994.

Medal count
The medal count for these Games is tabulated below. This table is sorted by the number of gold medals earned by each country. The number of silver medals is taken into consideration next, and then the number of bronze medals.

Sports

 * Aquatic sports
 * [[Image:Swimming pictogram.svg|30px]] Swimming
 * [[Image:Athletics pictogram.svg|30px]] Athletics
 * [[Image:Bodybuilding pictogram.svg|30px]] Bodybuilding
 * [[Image:Bowling pictogram.svg|30px]] Bowling
 * [[Image:Boxing pictogram.svg|30px]] Boxing
 * [[Image:Canoeing (flatwater) pictogram.svg|30px]] Canoeing
 * Cycling
 * [[Image:Cycling (mountain biking) pictogram.svg|30px]] Mountain Biking
 * [[Image:Cycling (road) pictogram.svg|30px]] Road Cycling
 * [[Image:Cycling (track) pictogram.svg|30px]] Track Cycling
 * [[Image:Fencing pictogram.svg|30px]] Fencing
 * [[Image:Futsal pictogram.svg|30px]] Futsal
 * Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Gymnastics (artistic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Artistic Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Gymnastics (rhythmic) pictogram.svg|30px]] Rhythmic Gymnastics
 * [[Image:Judo pictogram.svg|30px]] Judo
 * [[Image:Karate pictogram.svg|30px]] Karate
 * [[Image:Racquets pictogram.svg|30px]] Racquetball
 * Roller sports
 * [[Image:Artistic roller skating pictogram.svg|30px]] Artistic roller skating
 * [[Image:Speed rolling pictogram.jpg|30px]] Roller speed skating
 * [[Image:Rowing pictogram.svg|30px]] Rowing
 * [[Image:Sailing pictogram.svg|30px]] Sailing
 * [[Image:Shooting pictogram.svg|30px]] Shooting
 * [[Image:Table tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Table Tennis
 * [[Image:Taekwondo pictogram.svg|30px]] Taekwondo
 * [[Image:Tennis pictogram.svg|30px]] Tennis
 * [[Image:Triathlon pictogram.svg|30px]] Triathlon
 * [[Image:Weightlifting pictogram.svg|30px]] Weightlifting
 * [[Image:Wrestling pictogram.svg|30px]] Wrestling